Charleston - Huntington, West Virginia -- WOWK -- 13NewsStaff Bios

  • Spencer Adkins is the longest serving on-air personality on WOWK TV. He joined the station in March of 1993, after driving a U-Haul through the remnants of the "Storm of the Century."

  • Ann Ali returns to West Virginia Media after a year as outreach coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association, West Virginia Chapter.

  • Dana Arquilla is the main anchor for "West Virginia Tonight Live," West Virginia Media's daily statewide newscast.

  • Kenney Barnette joined WOWK-TV in 2000. He grew up in central California and is a graduate of Marshall University.

  • Brandon Bloomfield is a producer at WOWK-TV 13. He joined the 13News team in October 2009. Brandon is the producer for West Virginia Tonight Live; a statewide news broadcast.

  • Kelly Brennan joined the 13News team in June 2010. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., Kelly moved to Athens, Ohio in 2006 to attend the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.

  • Bray Cary is president and chief executive officer of West Virginia Media, a multi-media company that serves 90 percent of West Virginia.

  • Crissy Clutter joined WOWK in July 2010 as a reporter and anchor. Before WOWK, Crissy worked in her hometown of Wheeling as an anchor/reporter.

  • Charlotte Cohen is general manager of WOWK.

  • Geoff Coyle joined wvillustrated.com upon its inception in August of 2009.

  • Monday, October 24 2011 6:35 PM EDT2011-10-24 22:35:21 GMT
    Email: lcrawley@wowktv.comLauren is a Photojournalist at WOWK-TV. She joined the 13 New's team in August 2011. Lauren grew up in Ripley, West Virginia and attended West Virginia University to study television

  • Paul Darst is the lead Web producer for West Virginia Media.

  • Tiersa Davis is a photojournalist at WOWK-TV.

  • Brandon Alexander Essington has been part of West Virginia Media since October 2009.

  • Scott Grayson is an Anchor/Reporter/Writer for West Virginia Media and wvillustrated.com.

  • John Griffith Joined WOWK-TV as a Digital Journalist in October, 2011. 

  • Tuesday, December 20 2011 8:21 AM EST2011-12-20 13:21:19 GMT
    Bryan Hughes is a Texas native but it's fairly clear that he's run around the country.  His experience with mother nature is far and wide with many snow storms in his history.

  • David began working for WOWK in March 2011. He feels privileged to bring viewers the stories that matter to them and their communities.

  • Jack Kane is the region's most experienced television reporter, and currently co-anchors "13 News This Morning" and anchors "13 News at Noon."

  • April Kaull is a news anchor for West Virginia Media, based at WOWK-TV in Charleston, W.Va.

  • Anthony Lewis was born and raised in St Albans. He started his TV career in 1996 as a Master Control Operator.

  • A native of Baltimore, Sarah has been covering consumer news at WOWK-TV since 1996.

  • Gil McClanahan is an award-winning reporter who has returned home to the Kanawha Valley.

  • Randy is the Chief Photographer with WOWK TV.

  • Brandon Millman is the producer for 13 News This Morning and 13 News at Noon.

  • Ben is a graduate of Ohio University with a major in television production.

  • Elbert is a Charleston native. He has been with WOWK since 1996. Elbert is one of the station's senior photographers.

  • Scott Roberts is glad to return to the Charleston/Huntington Market after several years away.

  • Being a broadcast meteorologist is an absolute dream come true for Ari Sarsalari. Ari joins us from WLIO in Lima, Ohio, where he spent the last two and a half years working as a morning meteorologist.

  • John Sabol is a sports reporter/anchor at WOWK-TV.

  • Elisabeth Shaffer is news director for WOWK.

  • Nicky Walters is a reporter for WOWK-TV. She is a West Virginia native and loves Appalachian life.